Teachers Union
In Plea Not To Re-Open Schools Monday
Teachers are asking the ministerio de Salud
to reconsider the decision to return to
classes on Monday. In a letter to the
ministra de Salud, María Luisa Ávila, the
Asociación de Profesores de Segunda
Enseñanza (APSE), demonstrated its
discontent with the decision as Costa Rica
is still adding up victims due to the AH1N1
flu virus.
Nothing
Holds Back The Faithful
From Visiting La Negrita
Although the ministerio de Salud (Health
ministry) has suspended this year's romeria
(walk to Cartago), nothing can stop the
faithful. The annual romeria takes place on
August 1 and 2.
ICE Delivers
25% of Text Messages Late
Didn't you get my message? No, "mae", I
didn't, is the response as one in four text
messages sent over the Instituto
Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) cellular
telephone network arrives late. Hours late.
Arias Assures
Honduras Peace Talks Not Dead; Faces
Protestors In Nicoya
During the celebrations of the 185th
anniversary of the anexión del Partido de
Nicoya to Costa Rica, Costa Rican president
Oscar Arias assured that the "Acuerdo de San
José" (Honduras peace talks) are not dead.
Sleep May Keep
You Thin
AMSTERDAM (AFP) – The secret of
staying thin could be at least
partly down to a good night's rest,
an international conference on
obesity heard in Amsterdam.. |
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A construction crane being used to raise the new "estadio nacional" (national stadium) peaks between the trees of the north side of the Sabana park. The new stadium donated by China, once completed, will be the most modern in the region. |
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Supporters of Ousted Honduran
President Continue Gathering Near Border
El Paraiso, Honduras -
Hundreds of supporters of deposed Honduran
President Manuel Zelaya defied a daytime
curfew to continue gathering near the border
with Nicaragua on Saturday as a Honduran man
was found dead on a road close to Nicaragua.
Zelaya's Return Fuels Popular
Resistance
Tegucigalpa - President Manuel Zelaya''s return to
Honduras has added fuel to popular
resistance and has revealed the
contradictions in the foundations supporting
the coup d''etat, the newspaper Tiempo said
in an editorial.
Panama Small Revenue Increase
Panama - The average revenue to the budget of Panama measured in June at 393.4 million dollars, 20 million dollars higher than the scheduled amount for the period, official sources reported Friday.
Cuba Leads Pan-Am Boxing Tournament
Mexico - Cuba
leads the Pan-American Boxing Tournament
being held in Mexico, with a score of 15
points, followed by the host country with 10
points, Brazil (eight) and Puerto Rico
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16 Rebels Killed in Colombia
Bogota - At least 16
members of the Revolutionary Armed Force of
Colombia (FARC) rebel group have been killed
during a two-day clash with government
forces, the army said on Saturday.
Brazil To Resume Construction Of 3rd Nuclear Power Plant
Rio de Janeiro - The
construction of Brazil's long-delayed third
nuclear power plant, Angra 3, will resume in
September, the president of the country's
nuclear power company Electronuclear, Othon
Luiz Pinheiro, said on Friday.
Colombian Navy Seizes 420 kg Cocaine
Bogota - The Colombian
navy said on Friday it seized 420 kg of
cocaine in two speedboats in the Caribbean Uraba gulf.
Bolivia to Confiscate Fugitives' Assets
La Paz - Prosecutor Marcelo Soza, who is in charge of the investigation into terrorism in Bolivia, said the assets of the indicted fugitives will be confiscated. |
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The Tourist and the Hare
Wondering what your next vacation
destination should be? Look no farther than
Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica.
Offering the scenic national park, an array
of beaches, and beautiful mountaintop
accommodations, this is the perfect spot to
soak up life.
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Could Costa Rica
Overthrow Its President?
The
Honduran legislature
decided last week
decided that that the
president as unfit to
govern and Sunday
morning a group of
soldiers took Manuel
Zelaya by force and put
on a plane headed for
Costa Rica, in a coup
d'etat since the Cold
War. Zelaya said he was
kidnapped by Honduran
military officers, who
dragged him from his
residence. |
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